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University scientists involved in major international plant reproduction study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/university-scientists-involved-in-major-international-plant-reproduction-study
Leicester is part of a major new study on the evolution of sexual reproduction in plants which has received 2.6 million euros in funding.
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University leads first-of-its-kind trial testing diabetes drug for deadly aneurysms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/december/aortic-anueryms-diabetes-leicester-bown
A Leicestershire farmer is the first person in the UK to join a groundbreaking trial, led by the University of Leicester, to test whether the type 2 diabetes drug metformin can treat deadly abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
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Information Assurance Services
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/professional-services/registrar-secretary-office/ias
We provide advice, support and guidance on information-related legal compliance matters affecting the University, including data protection, freedom of information and records management.
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The Sky at Night visits campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/the-sky-at-night-visits-campus
The popular and long-running BBC series ‘The Sky at Night’ recently came to campus to find out more about the University of Leicester's latest findings on the NASA Juno mission.
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Leicester cancer patients appear in new Cancer Research UK TV advert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-cancer-patients-appear-in-new-cancer-research-uk-tv-advert
The touching friendship of two Leicestershire mums going through cancer treatment together is the focus of an emotional TV advert from Cancer Research UK this Christmas.
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Leicester retains the HR Excellence in Research Award after four-year audit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-retains-the-hr-excellence-in-research-award-after-four-year-audit
Leicester signed up to the Concordat for the Career Development of Researchers in 2011.
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Patient and Carer Group
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/patient-carer-group
The Patient and Carer Group, housed in the School of Medicine at Leicester, is a way for students to bridge the cap between the theory and practice of patient care.
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College Court wins national award for Best Customer Service
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/college-court-wins-national-award-for-best-customer-service
College Court, the University’s conference centre and hotel, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Best Customer Service’ in the Academic Venue Awards hosted at the Queen Mary University of London on Wednesday 22nd November.
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Philip Larkin memorial to join literary greats in Westminster Abbey on 31st anniversary of his death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/philip-larkin-memorial-to-join-literary-greats-in-westminster-abbey-on-31st-anniversary-of-his-death
A memorial stone to the poet Philip Larkin, inscribed with lines from one of his most famous works An Arundel Tomb – “our almost instinct almost true/What will survive of us is love” – will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey this evening, marking the 31st anniversary of his death.
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Spacecraft Communications
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/eg7217
Module code: EG7217 In this module, basic communications concepts, such as modulation, signal to noise ratio and loss are covered briefly, before applying these ideas to satellites and interplanetary spacecraft.